Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised . Item(1) January December Monthly 2012 2012 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 196,061 191,761 4,300 Net Adjustments 2,461 2,174 288 Total, Census Basis 193,600 189,588 4,012 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,613 9,176 437 Fish and shellfish 1,537 1,440 97 Meat products 703 636 67 Bakery products 806 742 64 Cane and beet sugar 223 164 59 Cocoa beans 140 90 51 Other foods 982 946 36 Wine, beer, and related products 786 753 32 Dairy products and eggs 154 124 30 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 77 60 17 Food oils, oilseeds 517 504 12 Tea, spices, etc. 160 149 11 Nuts 175 166 9 Green coffee 565 562 3 Vegetables 793 793 (-) Feedstuff and foodgrains 445 452 -6 Fruits, frozen juices 1,014 1,034 -20 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 536 561 -25 Industrial supplies and materials 65,089 63,981 1,108 Fuel oil 4,104 3,461 643 Petroleum products, other 4,811 4,172 639 Iron and steel mill products 1,835 1,555 280 Liquefied petroleum gases 872 695 177 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 796 622 174 Steelmaking materials 863 731 132 Industrial supplies, other 2,350 2,259 90 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 896 812 84 Nickel 254 199 56 Synthetic rubber--primary 292 245 47 Plastic materials 1,220 1,174 46 Shingles, wallboard 655 610 44 Chemicals-inorganic 801 757 44 Finished metal shapes 1,403 1,367 37 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 166 132 34 Plywood and veneers 179 145 34 Tin 103 70 33 Nontextile floor tiles 215 185 29 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 358 329 29 Iron and steel, advanced 790 761 29 Paper and paper products 577 550 27 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 986 964 22 Nonferrous metals, other 376 360 17 Synthetic cloth 511 496 14 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 83 13 Wool, silk, etc. 72 59 13 Hides and skins 16 6 10 Finished textile supplies 338 330 8 Hair, waste materials 77 73 5 Newsprint 119 118 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 110 113 -3 Farming materials, livestock 122 127 -5 Leather and furs 48 58 -9 Electric energy 166 177 -11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 90 109 -19 Lumber 303 331 -28 Materials, excluding chemicals 107 139 -31 Bauxite and aluminum 962 1,002 -40 Zinc 119 161 -42 Gas-natural 763 812 -49 Natural rubber 308 363 -55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 250 309 -59 Copper 347 415 -68 Nonmonetary gold 1,330 1,410 -80 Chemicals-organic 2,093 2,201 -108 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,039 1,222 -183 Other precious metals 1,117 1,316 -199 Crude oil 29,304 29,506 -203 Coal and related fuels 177 380 -203 Nuclear fuel materials 197 500 -303 Capital goods, except automotive 44,731 44,683 48 Computer accessories 4,688 4,325 363 Semiconductors 3,736 3,426 310 Telecommunications equipment 4,044 3,842 202 Industrial machines, other 4,268 4,081 186 Drilling & oilfield equipment 885 717 168 Medicinal equipment 2,709 2,589 119 Agricultural machinery, equipment 809 726 84 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,525 1,449 76 Generators, accessories 1,834 1,800 35 Photo, service industry machinery 1,289 1,260 29 Industrial engines 1,929 1,902 27 Laboratory testing instruments 511 491 20 Parts-civilian aircraft 988 971 17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 211 194 17 Excavating machinery 1,030 1,016 14 Railway transportation equipment 161 156 5 Specialized mining 55 52 3 Business machines and equipment 420 417 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 2 4 -2 Marine engines, parts 78 86 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 262 270 -9 Commercial vessels, other 6 16 -10 Textile, sewing machines 125 144 -19 Materials handling equipment 1,069 1,092 -23 Wood, glass, plastic 471 502 -32 Pulp and paper machinery 347 382 -34 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,159 1,204 -45 Metalworking machine tools 939 998 -59 Computers 5,216 5,442 -226 Electric apparatus 3,473 3,715 -241 Civilian aircraft 491 1,412 -921 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,304 22,916 2,387 Consumer goods 43,245 43,075 171 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,238 2,503 735 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,329 3,817 512 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,483 3,066 417 Footwear 1,654 1,430 224 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,278 2,086 192 Jewelry 1,114 958 156 Photo equipment 528 380 148 Camping apparel and gear 805 699 106 Stereo equipment, etc 624 522 102 Household appliances 1,837 1,745 92 Toiletries and cosmetics 743 675 68 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 761 704 58 Cookware, cutlery, tools 699 643 56 Other consumer nondurables 1,133 1,086 47 Glassware, chinaware 200 166 34 Gem stones, other 270 244 26 Apparel, household goods - wool 314 300 14 Rugs 170 157 13 Televisions and video equipment 2,574 2,563 11 Motorcycles and parts 271 261 10 Musical instruments 144 140 4 Nursery stock, etc. 147 144 2 Pleasure boats and motors 165 171 -6 Books, printed matter 303 316 -13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 683 737 -54 Numismatic coins 167 240 -73 Recorded media 74 266 -192 Gem diamonds 1,519 1,785 -266 Cell phones and other household goods, 6,219 7,338 -1,118 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,799 7,933 -1,134 Other goods 5,618 5,757 -139 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 180,788 15,273 Net Adjustments 2,103 358 Total, Census Basis 178,685 14,915 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,419 1,194 Fish and shellfish 1,370 167 Meat products 588 116 Bakery products 713 93 Cane and beet sugar 159 64 Cocoa beans 157 -16 Other foods 857 125 Wine, beer, and related products 730 56 Dairy products and eggs 122 31 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 57 20 Food oils, oilseeds 400 117 Tea, spices, etc. 135 24 Nuts 135 40 Green coffee 411 154 Vegetables 781 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 334 111 Fruits, frozen juices 971 43 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 499 37 Industrial supplies and materials 59,763 5,326 Fuel oil 3,997 107 Petroleum products, other 4,199 612 Iron and steel mill products 1,310 525 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,184 -312 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 575 221 Steelmaking materials 905 -42 Industrial supplies, other 2,214 136 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 709 187 Nickel 280 -25 Synthetic rubber--primary 213 79 Plastic materials 1,070 150 Shingles, wallboard 591 64 Chemicals-inorganic 630 171 Finished metal shapes 1,270 133 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 123 44 Plywood and veneers 160 19 Tin 122 -19 Nontextile floor tiles 205 10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 305 53 Iron and steel, advanced 692 98 Paper and paper products 603 -26 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 843 143 Nonferrous metals, other 330 46 Synthetic cloth 481 30 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 90 6 Wool, silk, etc. 51 21 Hides and skins 17 -1 Finished textile supplies 338 (-) Hair, waste materials 64 14 Newsprint 125 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 6 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 105 6 Farming materials, livestock 104 18 Leather and furs 47 1 Electric energy 198 -32 Blank tapes, audio & visual 113 -23 Lumber 336 -33 Materials, excluding chemicals 112 -5 Bauxite and aluminum 873 88 Zinc 166 -47 Gas-natural 1,090 -327 Natural rubber 326 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 305 -54 Copper 562 -215 Nonmonetary gold 971 359 Chemicals-organic 2,089 4 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,205 -166 Other precious metals 1,245 -129 Crude oil 25,679 3,625 Coal and related fuels 130 47 Nuclear fuel materials 404 -207 Capital goods, except automotive 41,920 2,811 Computer accessories 5,013 -325 Semiconductors 3,358 378 Telecommunications equipment 4,369 -325 Industrial machines, other 3,975 293 Drilling & oilfield equipment 655 230 Medicinal equipment 2,560 149 Agricultural machinery, equipment 635 174 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,441 83 Generators, accessories 1,740 94 Photo, service industry machinery 1,227 62 Industrial engines 1,700 229 Laboratory testing instruments 442 69 Parts-civilian aircraft 799 189 Nonfarm tractors and parts 160 51 Excavating machinery 677 353 Railway transportation equipment 103 58 Specialized mining 53 2 Business machines and equipment 392 27 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 2 Marine engines, parts 72 6 Food, tobacco machinery 253 9 Commercial vessels, other 5 1 Textile, sewing machines 125 (-) Materials handling equipment 855 214 Wood, glass, plastic 451 19 Pulp and paper machinery 337 10 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,050 109 Metalworking machine tools 661 278 Computers 4,688 528 Electric apparatus 3,475 -2 Civilian aircraft 646 -155 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,898 3,406 Consumer goods 41,814 1,432 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,047 190 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,428 -98 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,974 510 Footwear 1,558 96 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,039 239 Jewelry 1,015 99 Photo equipment 532 -4 Camping apparel and gear 714 91 Stereo equipment, etc 533 91 Household appliances 1,748 89 Toiletries and cosmetics 651 92 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 673 88 Cookware, cutlery, tools 640 59 Other consumer nondurables 1,138 -6 Glassware, chinaware 188 12 Gem stones, other 253 18 Apparel, household goods - wool 271 43 Rugs 150 19 Televisions and video equipment 2,881 -307 Motorcycles and parts 153 118 Musical instruments 134 10 Nursery stock, etc. 132 15 Pleasure boats and motors 152 13 Books, printed matter 327 -24 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 584 99 Numismatic coins 200 -33 Recorded media 230 -156 Gem diamonds 1,671 -152 Cell phones and other household goods, 6,247 -28 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,550 249 Other goods 4,871 747 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-12-41, BEA-12-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.